Sofa-bed



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SOFA BED.

Patented June 29,1897.

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CHARLES F. STREIT, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

SOFA-BED.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 585,366, dated June 29, 1897.

Application filed December 29, 1894. Serial No. 583,246. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES F. STREIT, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sofa-Beds, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relatesjto sofa-beds, and par- Figure 1 is a transverse central section of the framework with the back in the upright position, the upholsteringbeing indicated by dotted line,and the back and its support when thrown to the horizontal position as also shown in dotted line. Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of one end of the frame, the back being in the upright position, as when used for a sofa.

The seat-frame A and back-frame B are rectangular boxes of ordinary construction, each having end uprights A and B, which are united together by hinges a. The arms C have socket-pins projecting from their under side to enter sockets in the rails A and B, as shown in dotted line, Fig. 1. The purpose of making the arms detachable is to lift either one or the other out of the position it occupies when used as a sofa and place it alongside of its opposite member upon either one of the end rails B when the back is link the lower end of which is pivoted upon 7 the extended end a of a bar or base of the stationary frame A, and the upper end is pivoted to the edge of the leg (9 above its lower end. The link D is curved, as shown at d, to pass under the edge of the back when in the upright position, as shown in Fig. 1, and has formed integral with it a rib d, which rib is for the purpose of giving weight to the curved portion, so as to throw it inward toward the stationary part of the lounge when the weight is brought past the vertical line of its lower pivot. 'It is understood, of course, that one of these links is employed at each end of the frame, both being connected to the extension of the stationary frame and the supporting-legs 12 The link and legs act as a toggle-jointed lever when the frame is thrown to the upright position, and it is evident that any pressure against the back of the sofa only forces the jointed ends of the lever members more firmly against the framework of the back and holds the back rigidly in position.

To throw the back down, it is necessary to take hold of the frame B or one of the legs 19 and draw the jointed ends outward until theyare a short distance away from the back, when the back may be let down to the position shown in dotted line, Fig. 1, in which po' sition the link D supports the frame 13 and legs 17 in a vertical position underneath the back and supports the back in a horizontal position. The sofa is again formed by simply lifting the back up to the position shown in Fig. 1, when the weighted portion cl of the link I) will throw the leg 19 firmly against the lower longitudinal rail of the back and lock the parts rigidly together.

back-frame hinged at its upper edge to the upper edge of the stationary frame, the back supporting leg-frame pivoted to the rear of the back-frame nearits t0p,and the inwardlycurved links pivoted to the rear extensions of the stationary frame and to the back-supporting legs near their lower ends, substantially as shown and described.

2. The combination of the stationary frame having rearward extensions upon its back at each end, the back-frame hinged at its top to the top of the stationary frame, the leg-frame pivoted near its top to the top of the backframe,the inwardly-curved link pivoted to the rearward extensions and the back-supporting legs near their lower ends, the curved portion of said link having a weight formed integral with it to throw the curved portion of said link under the lower edge of the backframe when elevated to hold the lower end of the legs firmly against the lower edge of said back-frame, firmly brace the said back frame in its upright position and prevent accidental falling of said back-frame, subtantially as shown and described.

CHARLES F. STREIT.

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EMMA LYFORD, GEO. J. MURRAY. 

